Q: Is 265,965 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 265,965 is not a prime number.

Why is 265,965 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 265965 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 17 21 35 51 85 105 119 149 255 357 447 595 745 1,043 1,785 2,235 2,533 3,129 5,215 7,599 12,665 15,645 17,731 37,995 53,193 88,655 and 265,965, with no remainder.

Since 265,965 cannot be divided by just 1 and 265,965, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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